I used to not think they were all that popular here in the US, but I saw two littermates listed on my local craigslist not too long ago. Whether they were pure or not remains to be seen, but the fact that someone was peddling puppies and calling them Spanish Mastiffs means they have to have gotten into the hands of someone disreputable at some point.

It is not unusual for homesteaders to cross different breeds of livestock guardians together. Some do it because they believe in "hybrid vigor". Others do it because they can't find another of that breed near enough. And still others cross breeds because working ability is more important to them than pedigrees and purity. Anatolian x Great Pyrenees seem to be the most common cross.

It is not unusual for homesteaders to cross different breeds of livestock guardians together. Some do it because they believe in "hybrid vigor". Others do it because they can't find another of that breed near enough. And still others cross breeds because working ability is more important to them than pedigrees and purity. Anatolian x Great Pyrenees seem to be the most common cross.

I was gonna say lab x malamute but this makes a lot of sense actually.